February 8, 1886

Monday feb 8th A fine warm thawing day I went to Nira to help moove a building for a Depot Mag & Holden went along Mag visited at Lewis’s I went there for dinner but forgot Holden & left him in Nira it was a careless trick & I was Sorry but couldn’t help it we mooved the building on Sleds the work went Slow but we got along fine it is 14×24 & 12 ft high home at Dark Hod Wilson assessor called to Stay all night Roy done the chores

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